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Jaida Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthan
धर्म करता न वारीइए, नवि परिनदीजि ।
परगुण ढाकी आप तणा, गुण नवि बोलोजह ।।
In the end of the work the poet mentions his name only:
वैराग रे पालीइ सार, राग टालु सकलकोति कहिए । जे मरिण ए रास ज सार- सीखा मरिण पढते लहिए ।।
(इति सीखोमणिरास समाप्त )
6. ĀDINĀTHA STAVAN :
The stavan was composed by 'Mehau' in the year 1442 A. D. The Ādinátha Stavan is a historical work written in praise of Lard Ādinātha of Ranakpur or Rānāpur temple. The temple is situated in Pal district of Rajasthān and six
miles of Sadadi. The temple was constructed in the year 1439 A D. I The poet describes the art of temple minutely.
छउमुख शिखर त्रिभूमई बार, मूलनायक जिरण करू' जुहार । त्रिहु भूमी त्रिभुवन दीपतु, त्रिभुवन दीपक नाम धरन्तु ॥ ४६ ।। दड कलस सोवन मई सोहइ, जोत तिहुपण मन मोहइ । तेज पुंज झलहलइ अपार, जागो तिहुप्रण लाछि भडार ।।४१।।
In the end of the Stavan, the poet mentions his name, and give the dite of the work
सवत चउदनवारणवइ : १४६६ : ए धुरि काती मासे । मेहउ कहइ मई स्तवन की मनि रगि लासे ।। ४८ ।। इति श्री राणपुरम डरण श्री आदिनाथ स्तवन सपूर्ण ।।
7. TIRATHA MALA STAVAN.---
This is a description of most of the holy places called Tirthas. The Tirtha mala is a Hindi work writtan by mehau who wrote Adinātha Stavan (1442 A. D.:. The date of completion of the work is not given but it appears that it was also composed near about 1442 A. D The manuscript was copied in the year 1472 A D. There are 89 stanzas on Ābu, Sirohi, Jälaur, Viśälpur, Kumbhãnā, Råņāpur (Ranakpur), Campå, Mathură, and Raj Grihi. The manuscript is incomplete as the first thirty one
1. History of the Jodhpur State part I p. 66.
